An Omaha family grieves over the loss of a son Sunday morning. Leroy Goodwin was shot by a police officer after Goodwin pointed a gun and fired at another man. Goodwin died a short time later. He was 21.

"It's Mother's Day today and I was called this morning about quarter to four saying that he had been shot," said Goodwin’s mother, Betty Coleman. "I'm feeling a little bitter and anger, you know, I'm feeling for my son. I know he's gone, but…"

"He was a kind guy and everybody loved him," says father Walter Goodwin.

Dozens of people had gathered at a gas station at 30th and Ames when off-duty uniformed police officers working security say they saw Goodwin point and fire a gun into a group around 2:30 a.m., wounding 29-year-old Michael Moss.

Officer Jarvis Duncan then shot Goodwin, who died a short time later at Creighton University Medical Center. Moss' injuries are not serious. His family tells Channel 6 News his condition has improved.

There were a lot of witnesses, but none would agree to be interviewed or were willing to share much information. Those who were present say Goodwin was defending himself when he allegedly drew his gun.

Chirah Henley was Goodwin's fiancee. She says when Goodwin didn't come home she knew something wasn't right, but she never imagined this. "He said he was coming back home and never came.”

Just after 7 a.m., more than 50 of Goodwin's friends and family members came together at the gas station where the shootings took place.

"All I know is there was a little confusion between him and some guys and shots were fired,” says Henley.

People who were present described the scene as chaotic both before and after the shootings. This man is Goodwin's brother. "People trying to hurt him, all he could do was be a man and defend himself.”

Goodwin's family tells Channel 6 News an autopsy is scheduled for Monday as the investigation into exactly what happened continues.

A businessman is dealing with a tragedy on his doorstep. "You can never predict when a certain time or something is going to happen, but the biggest thing that we can keep security so everybody goes home safe," said Brian Newman, owner of the BP gas station in an area many consider the center of north Omaha, the corner of 30th and Ames.

"Let's be honest, in a 24-hour situation this is the last spot in this area that's open. You might catch up with some old friends. It's more than just a gas station, it's more of a meeting spot."

It's also part of the reason Newman hired overnight security. Newman says he's doing what he can to make it safe. He says he already pays over $13,000 a year to off-duty police officers to provide security and there's security cameras across the street and on the nearby McDonalds restaurant. A police precinct is a short distance away.

Newman wonders what can done to make the streets safer. "Can we predict a shooting? No. I don't think nobody can predict that, nobody has a crystal ball. The best thing we can do is to try and make it better."